warps

Meanings

• noun

  A series of woven fabric strips, usually made of flax or hemp, used to provide the ground warp in weaving.

  - "The warps in this fabric are made of hemp."
  - "The weaver carefully adjusted the tension of the warps before beginning to weave."

• noun

  A sequence or arrangement of elements or conditions.

  - "The warps and wefts of a complex issue."
  - "The warps of a musical composition."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with warps
apples , maps , naps , wraps

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Variants

List of all variants of warps that leads to same result
warp , warped , warper , warpers , warping , warps , warpage , warpages , time warp , time warps , time-warp , time-warped

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Etymology

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Old English weorpan, from weorpan to throw, weave.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'warp factor' is used in Star Trek to describe the speed at which a starship travels through space.

2. The word 'warps' is also used in the context of time travel, as in 'warp speed'.

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Related Concepts

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1. weft: The horizontal threads in weaving that are woven over and under the warps.

2. loom: A machine or frame on which textiles are woven.

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Culture

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In textiles, warps are the vertical threads that are held taut on a loom and over which the weft threads are woven. In mathematics and physics, warps refer to distortions or deformations.

How to Memorize "warps"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a loom with the warps as the vertical threads.
   - Visualize the weaver weaving the weft threads over and under the warps.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'warps' with the vertical threads in weaving.
   - Remember that warps are the threads that are held taut on a loom.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Woven Are the Parts of the Loom' to remember warps, wefts, and loom.

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